Coal cabinet, scuttle, and the like



A. E. ARNOLD.

COAL CABINET, SCUTTLE, AND THE LIKE.

' APPLICATION FILED OCT. 23, I919.

l 350, 9 l 3 Patented Aug. 24, 1926.

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nuenfor #rfb 14E /7rn0ld A. E. ARNOLD. y COAL CABINEI, SCUTTLE, AND THELIKE.

APPLlcATxoN FILED ocT. 23. 1919.

Patented Aug. 24, 1920.

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PATENT OFFICE.

.ARTHUR E. ARNOLD, 0F LLANDUDNO, WALES- COAL CABINET, SCUTTLE, AND THELIKE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 24, 1920.

Application led October 23, 1919. ySerial No. 332,728.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR EDMUND ARNOLD, a subject of His Majesty theKing of England, and resident of Llandudno, in the county of Carnarvon,Principality of Wales, have invented certain new and u sefulImprovements in or Connected with Coal Cabinets, Scuttles, and the like,of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to coal cabinets,

scuttles, and the like.

The invention has for its primary object to provide an improved coalcabinet, scuttle or box which is highly eflicien't in use, can be easilyand quickly filled or loaded, and from which the coal can be removed foruse with much greater facility than with the cabinet scuttles and boxesheretofore provided.

Another important object of the invention is to provide a'cabinet,scuttle or box from which a shovelful or small quantity of coal can beremoved without having to tip over and support the whole weight of thecabinet, scuttle or box and its contents or to remove said shovel fromthe'bulk of the coal, which procedure nearly always entails aconsiderable amount of labor and strength and is often attended by theupsetting of small pieces of coal or coal dust out of the container ontothe floor.

According to the invention the improved cabinet, scuttle or boxcomprises a compartment to receive the bulk of the coal and a deviceadapted to communicate with said compartment and receive therefrom amore or less small or moderate and measured or restricted quantity ofcoal, from which device the coal is removed as and when required, saiddevice being automatically refilled from the compartment after each useof the cabinet, scuttle or box and each'removal of coal therefrom.

In order that the invention may be more clearly understood and morereadily carried into effect, it is hereinafter described with referenceto the accompanying drawing, in which v Figure l is a sectional sideelevation of a coal cabinet or scuttle, and

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of same.

Fig. 3 is a section through the door, showing the means for supportingthe coal box.

As shown and in a suitable manner of carrying out the invention inconnection with a coal cabinet the same comprises a -wooden or othercabinet proper or case a the front of which is formed with two openingsdisposed one above the other, and in each of said openings is fitted adoor or Hap and c which is pivoted at Z9 c respectively to the sides ofthe cabinet or case a so as to open vertically and swing outwardly anddownwardly to a limited extent approximately to a horizontal position,as shown in dotted lines in the drawing.

lA stationary wooden or other baille or shelf d is fitted within thecabinet or case, inclines as shown downwardly and rearwardly, andextends across the interior of said cabinet or case a and fromv a pointnear the lower edge b2 of the upper opening to a point disposed half-wayor thereabout, between the front and rear of the said cabinet or case.The upper door or flap Z) is adapted to support a coal box or receptaclee which is preferably formed as a separate article and designed, afterhaving been filled with coal, to be slid into position on said door orflap b when the latter is open or pulled out. To facilitate thepositioning of the coal box or receptacle e upon the door or flap theupper surface of the latter may although not as shown, be fitted with anumber of rollers upon which said coal box or receptacle can run. Asshown in Fig. 3 the door is shown as provided with offset flanges fl, toslidably receive lips f2, the bottom of the box resting against block f,to retain and support the coal box or receptacle c on the door. Ifdesired, however, the coal box or receptacle may be permanently securedto the door or flap. Y Y

Then the upper door of the flap Z) is closed the coal falls out of thecoal box or receptacle c into a compartment g formed by the majorportion of the interior of the cabinet or case and onto a secondstationary baille or shelf 71. serving as the bottom of saidcompartment, which baffle or shelf /L extends across said interior ofthe cabinet or case a and inclines as shown forwardly and downwardly andfrom the rear of same to a point disposed toward the front of thecabinet or case.

On the inside of the lower door or flap c is provided a measuring deviceconsisting of a portion of said door or flap c, side plates i, aninclined false bottom plate y' and a rear arcuate plate 7c curved on aradius having for its center the axis of the pivots c of the door orflap c. When the door or remains in running contact with or in closevproximity to said edge. lilith this construction it will be'appreciatedthat in the normal closed position of the lower door or flap themeasuring device is disposed within the lcabinet or case ct and in opencommunication with the main compartment g and the bulk ot' the coaltherein and thus a limited amount of coal, determined by the capacity ofsaid device, falls into the latter from said compartment and the lowerbaille or shelf. As the door or llapr is opened and the measuring deviceis moved outward the rear arcuate' plate 7c lisolates and cuts olf thecontents of said device from the bulk of the coal in the mainpompartment and prevents said bulk alling'out of the cabinet or case. Inthe open position the measuring device shown in dotted lines, all or themajor portion ot the coal therein can be easily removed with a'shovel,the door or llap c serving. as a convenient shoveling platform. When thedoor or flap c is again closed another limited quantity of coalautomatically slides down the lower baille or shelf t into the measuringdevice inf readiness for the next shoveling operation, and thisprocedure continues as often as it is required to remove a limitedquantity oi coal from the cabinet or case and until the latter is empty.

A drawer Z is preferably fitted lin the Acabinet or case andnnder themeasuring device to catch any coal dust that may iind its way downwardpast the arcuate plate and/or other parts of said device. lso a shelf mis fitted inside the lower portion oi' the cabinet to hold a shovel a sothat it can be easily reached when the lower door is opened. l

i desired more than two inclined ballles or plates may be providedwithin the cabinet or case a to check the l'a-ll voll the coal' from thecoal box or receptacle and into the main compartment and the measuringdevice and to locate it within said compartment. One or morespring-.controlled and pivoted or` slidable plates, and/or one or morefixed vertical plates may be provided within the cabinet or case, suchas on the lower or inner edge ,ol the upper baille or shelf, to stackthe coal within the cabinet or case and thus increase the capacity ofthe latter' without interfering with the free movementfof the coal intothe measuring device. Other modilications may be made in the generalconstruction and arrangement of parts orP the improved cabinet, scuttleor box without departing from the principles oi the invention set ontabove.

What I claim is l. A coal cabinet having an upper opening provided witha closure, a main coal receptacle` supported on said closure, saidcabinet having a lower opening provided with a closure, a coal receivingmember supported on, andmovable with, said lower closure, land aninclined baille arranged in the cabinet to receive material from thereceptacle on the upper closure, and deliver said material to the coalreceiving member.

2. A coal cabinet formed with upper and loweil openings provided withswinging closures, a main coal box carried by the upper closure, andhaving an opening to deliver thematerial from said box when the latteris within the cabinet, a baille plate arranged in the cabinet below saidmain coal box, and adapted to receive the material from the latter, anda coal receiving member `carried by the lower closure, and movabletherewith, said member being movable into and out of a position relativeto the baille to receive a quantity 4of coal from such batlle and toserve as a cnt oft for coal delivery rom the baille. Y

3. A coal cabinet formed with upper and lower openings provided withswinging closures, a main coal box carried by the upper closure,andhaving an opening` to deliver the material from said box when thelatter is within the cabinet, a battle plate arranged in the cabinetbelowsaid main coal box,rand adapted to receive the maf terial from thelatter, and a coal reffeiving member .carried by the lowerl closure, andmovable therewith, said member being movable into and out of a positionrelative to the baille to receivea quantity of coal from such baille andto serve as a cnt olf for coalV delivery from the baille, and a drawer.mounted lin the cabinet, and arranged beneath said coal receivingmember to receive the coal dust incident to the passage of coal 'fromthe baille to said member.

In testimony whereofY l have hereunto signed my name.y

ARNOLD.

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